The 2026-2027 district calendar includes new student holidays Oct. 12-14, which many are referring to as a “fall break.”

“I think this will decrease student burnout,” sophomore Kelly Beaver said. “The constant workflow has been really draining for me and others.”

Other students think that the implementation of a fall break will not have much effect on the student body.

“I don’t think this will change much of anything,” junior Richard Peterson said. “Nothing can really prevent student burnout.”

Some teachers see this implementation as a positive change.

“I think this schedule will be a positive step,” world history teacher Cole Wheeler said. “You’d hope that with another break in there, people can focus more while they’re at school, or it allows people to kind of get their tensions out during that break.”

Wheeler said that he hopes that the new schedule will decrease burnout in both students and teachers.

“Burnout is obviously a massive problem,” he said. “There’s so many kids that are dealing with burnout, but teachers deal with burnout too. Lots of studies show that, so I think a break is good for everybody as far as burnout is concerned.”